APL Main Event (65,000 PHP)

Preflop action between Sean Sztyler and Sangwoo Chun bloated the pot to 15,800 already as flop 8♠ 8♥ T♣ cleared out on the felt. A series of raises shortly landed both stacks in the middle, Sztyler at risk for his entire 122,000.

Chun 8♦ 6♥

Sztyler A♦ A♣

Chun with a towering stack, added more to his pile as runout 9♣ 7♦ left Sztyler's rockets crushed on all streets.

Sean Sztyler defended his big blind against Robertson Yap's 3,000 button open, and check called three streets - 3,000, 8,000, and a final 16,000, on board 2♣ 9♥ 4♥ 5♠ 9♠ .

Yap showed 6♥ 2♦ , behind Sztyler's 6♠ 6♣ all the way.

With already 37,500 in the middle on board K♦ K♥ 8♣ 4♦ , turn action was spotted on Sangwoo Chun leading out for 20,000. Sean Sztyler called on the button and paid another 30,000 on river J♣ with Q♥ Q♠ , only to take a loss as Chun showed a better A♦ A♥ .

Two more 60-minute levels is left at play with all survivors by the end of Level 11 advancing to Day 2 this Saturday, March 1st. More than half the field has been dusted with only 29 runners currently remaining in battle.

Registration will be open for late entrants, all the way before the start of Day 2.

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Sean Sztyler sent out a 6,600 three bet on the button against Sergei Korzhenko's late position open, and was joined by both the small blind and Korzhenko onto flop 8♥ T♣ T♥ .

Action checked round to turn 5♣ , where Korzhenko shot out a bet of 5,500. Sztyler looked him up and called a final 33,000 on river 4♦ , leaving his opponent to muck without delay. Sztyler nonetheless, showed Q♦ Q♠ as he raked in the boost.

Vamerdino Magsakay defended his big blind against Sean Sztyler's 3,500 hijack open, and went to battle on flop K♥ Q♦ 7♦ .

Action checked round to turn J♥ , where Magsakay led 11,000. Sztyler called behind, and went on to bet a final 10,800 on river 3♠ , checked to him. Magsakay gave it up and tossed his hand back in the deck.

Sean Sztyler opened 3,300 on the hijack, called by Kim Kyong Hun right behind. Vamerdino Magsakay sent out a 12,300 three bet off the small blind, pushing Sztyler out of the pot. Kim on the other hand, thought it was a 9,300 raise and put in the call.

Both checked flop 7♥ 7♣ J♠ through to turn T♥ , where Magsakay fired 10,000. Kim found no reason to continue, opting to save his 30 big blinds behind.

Joseph Magnotti opened 1,200 utg and saw Sean Sztyler complete on the big blind.

On flop K♣ 6♠ 7♥ , Sztyler pulled a check raise to 3,000 after Magnotti continue for 1,200. Magnotti made the call, but let it go as Sztyler followed with another 5,400 on turn 8♠ .

A fourway raised pot led by Paul Zehetleitner dealt a flop of T♠ 8♣ 4♣ . Zehetleitner bet 900, and saw both Sean Sztyler and Sehyeon Kim continue to turn 6♣ .

Zehetleitner proceeded with more aggression, striking a bet of 3,200. Only Kim this time elected to call, and arrived at showdown shortly after Zehetleitner checked back river 9♥ . Kim showed straight 8♦ 7♣ and took down the pot.

The three went head to head once more after Texsoo Jung opened 1,100 from mid position and Younghoon Kim and Sean Sztyler decided to come along.

Action on flop A♥ K♠ 8♣ was checked to Kim on the button, pushing him to bet 1,500. Both opponents called onto turn Q♣ , where Kim gunned for another 3,500. Sztyler slipped the fold but saw Jung momentarily jam his remaining 14,700. Kim snap folded, shipping Jung the pot at an instant.

Younghoon Kim opened 600 on the hijack, raised by Sean Sztyler right behind to 2,100. Texsoo Jung cold called on the big blind and Kim completed for a three way pot.

On flop T♣ 8♥ 2♣ , Jung went ahead and fired a donk bet of 3,200. Kim called behind while Sztyler stepped out of the action. Jung continued with another 5,000 on turn J♦ and finished with a final 11,000 on river A♠ . Kim called all the way with two pair A♣ 8♣ , crushing Jung's pair of tens Q♦ T♦ by the river.

Younghoon Kim opened 600 on the cutoff, called by Sean Sztyler on the button along with the big blind.

On flop 9♠ 2♣ 6♣ , Kim continued for 1,100, raised by Sztyler to 2,400. While one got out of the way, Kim responded with a heftier 5,700 bet, leaving Sztyler to give up the fight.

A four way limp pot fanned a flop of 8♣ 4♠ 2♦ . Texsoo Jung led for 700 on the big blind, called by Younghoon Kim. Sean Sztyler on the cutoff, bumped it up to 2,200, and pushed one player out. Jung however, padded it further to 7,200 and shipped the pot straight away following three folds.

On a board of Q♦ A♥ Q♣ 6♥ , Kim Sehyeon bet 1,700 into a pot of 3,000 and followed with a final 5,200 on river 8♥ . Sean Sztyler on the small blind, check called both streets to showdown, and mucked as Kim revealed flush K♥ T♥ .

With only two players seated, action kicked off straight away, leaving the two in a clash.

Sean Sztyler defended his big blind against Kim Kyong Hun's 400 button open, and check called two streets on board 6♠ Q♠ 8♦ J♠ . On river 7♥ , Kim barreled a final 1,300, yet open folded top pair Q♥ after Sztyler check raised to 3,500.